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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the dog Katherine has when Queen Elizabeth speaks to her in the spring of 1560?

2. Who is the only one who has never beaten Jane?

3. How much younger is Prince Philip of Spain than Queen Mary?

4. Who does Frances Grey marry in 1554?

5. What is the name of the court dwarf?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jane describe her studies?

2. How does Guilford spend time with Jane when she is at Chelsea?

3. Why is it a problem that there be a Tudor son to succeed King Edward?

4. Why is Jane's mother furious when King Edward names his heir?

5. How did Kat Ashley try to speak to Queen Elizabeth about Robert Dudley?

6. What does Frances Grey achieve for herself and her daughters by the summer of 1554?

7. Why does Jane believe that her family has "every right to royal magnificence" (5)?

8. How is Jane dressed for her wedding?

9. In July 1553, why does Katherine tell Jane that she and others are leaving?

10. Why is it a good thing that Jane did not set her heart on marrying Ned Seymour?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What is the setting in The Last Tudor? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Katherine and Ned marry secretly. How do Katherine and Ned meet and fall in love? How would you describe their relationship and the struggles that they have? Do their struggles strengthen or hurt their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Katherine thinks Ned is enjoying France Mewtas’s company during the queen’s birthday party. Why does Katherine think Ned is enjoying France’s company? How do appearances make Katherine jealous and cause her to doubt Ned’s feelings for her?

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